Annual swimming championships held at Soyuzivka during Labor Day weekend (09/20/98)

Annual swimming championships held at Soyuzivka during Labor Day weekend

by Marika Bokalo

KERHONKSON, N.Y. - For the 42nd consecutive year, swimmers flocked to the enticing pool at Soyuzivka to participate in the annual Labor Day swimming championships of the Ukrainian Sports Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada (known by its Ukrainian acronym as USCAK).

The swim meet was officially opened and conducted by Marika Bokalo, swimming director for USCAK, who greeted the swimmers and thanked all the volunteers for their generous help and cooperation. She informed everyone present that this year's swim meet was dedicated to the memory of Lida Bokalo, a member of the Chornomorska Sitch Sports School and USCAK, and a swim meet assistant for many years, who had met with a tragic death two weeks prior to the meet.

Meet officials were: John Makar, place judge; Taras Midzak, starter; Marusia Makar, head timer; George Humeniuk, runner; Christine Prociuk, Stephanie Humeniuk and Oles Napora, scorers.

Contributing to the successful meet were the following timers: Daria Knarvik, Barbara Zelenka, Andrew Dzul, Ihor Wacyk, Bill Gludish, Susan Duda, Mariana Olchowecky, Peter Prociuk and Damian Humaniuk.

Michael Celuch passed out hats, generously donated by the Self Reliance (N.J.) Federal Credit Union, to all swimmers before the meet.

Medals, ribbons and the club trophy were presented at the awards ceremony and thanks were offered to Soyuzivka's staff for their generous hospitality in hosting the swim meet and the UNA for sponsoring the awards.

Ulana Diachuk, president of the Ukrainian National Association, and Myron Stebelsky, president of USCAK, greeted the swimmers, their families and meet officials, and expressed congratulations to the swimmers and commendations to the officials.

The medals and awards were distributed by Mmes. Bokalo, Diachuk and Prociuk and Messrs. Stebelsky, Twardowsky, Midzak, Dr. Dzul and Leda Koulik.

The results of the swim meet follow.

Boys 10 and under

25 m freestyle
1. Stephen Dzul, Plast, 19.39
2. Roman Olchowecky, Tryzub, 30.05
3. Andrew Duda, Plast, 42.16

50 m freestyle
1. Stephen Dzul, Plast, 44.83

25 m backstroke
1. Stephen Dzul, Plast, 24.75
2. Roman Olchowecky, Tryzub, 33.75
3. Andrew Duda, Plast, 56.44

Girls 10 and under

25 m freestyle
1. Adrianna Lesiuk, Tryzub, 17.09
2. Katherine Olchowecky, Tryzub, 17.93
3. Liza Dzul, Plast, 20.34

50 m freestyle
1. Roxolana Wacyk, Sitch, 38.42
2. Adrianna Lesiuk, Tryzub, 38.75
3. Dimitra Leheta, Plast, 42.30

25 m backstroke
1. Katherine Olchowecky, Tryzub, 22.09
2. Sophia Pineda Padoch, Sitch, 23.18
3. Liza Dzul, Plast, 27.32

25 m breaststroke
1. Roxolana Wacyk, Sitch, 22.01
2. Dimitra Leheta, Plast, 25.55
3. Katherine Olchowecky, Tryzub, 26.39

25 m butterfly
1. Roxolana Wacyk, Sitch, 20.04
2. Adrianna Lesiuk, Tryzub, 21.12
3. Dimitra Leheta, Plast, 23.67

Boys 11-12

25 m freestyle
1. Justin Zelenka, Sitch, 15.52

50 m freestyle
1. Vasylko Makar, Sitch, 33.94
2. Justin Zelenka, Sitch, 33.94

25 m backstroke
1. Vasylko Makar, Sitch, 20.35

25 m breaststroke
1. Justine Zelenka, Sitch, 20.76

25 m butterfly
1. Vasylko Makar, Sitch, 16.81

4 x 25 m relay
1. Sitch/Plast/Tryzub (Vasylko Makar, Justin Zelenka, Stephen Dzul, Roman Olchowecki), 1:25.00.

Girls 11-12

25 m freestyle
1. Olenka Koulik, SUM-Canada, 16.51
2. Inna Lonchyna, Plast, 18.82

50 m freestyle
1. Nina Celuch, Tryzub, 32.78
2. Ira Koulik, SUM-Canada, 35.03
3. Alexandra Leheta, Plast, 35.51

25 m backstroke
1. Nina Celuch, Tryzub, 17.37
2. Ira Koulik, SUM-Canada, 18.50
3. Stefanie Duda, Tryzub, 20.87

25 m breaststoke
1. Stefanie Duda, Tryzub, 19.16
2. Ira Koulik, SUM-Canada, 20.03
3. Inna Lonchyna, Plast, 23.08

25 m butterfly
1. Nina Celuch, Tryzub, 19.16
2. Olenka Koulik, SUM-Canada, 17.51
3. Alexandra Leheta, Plast, 19.42

4 x 25 m relay
1. Sitch/SUM-Canada/Plast (Roxolana Wacyk, Nadia Knarvik, Olenka Koulik, Tatiana Hryhorowicz), 1:14.98
2. Plast (Inna Lonchyna, Dimitra Leheta, Liza Dzul, Alexandra Leneta), 1:18.46

Boys 13-14

100 m individual medley
1. Roman Petruniak, Sitch, 1:12.48
2. Mark Makar, Sitch, 1:19.23
3. Taras Koulik, SUM-Canada, 1:27.34

50 m freestyle
1. Paul Midzak, Tryzub, 28.73
2. Mark Makar, Sitch, 29.25
3. Gregory Zelenka, Sitch, 29.33

100 m freestyle
1. Roman Petruniak, Sitch, 1:02.20
2. Gregory Zelenka, Sitch, 1:06.16
3. Paul Midzak, Tryzub, 1:08.26

50 m backstroke
1. Gregory Zelenka, Sitch, 34.37
2. Nicky Prociuk, Sitch, 1:00.47

50 m breaststroke
1. Paul Midzak, Tryzub, 38.70
2. Nicky Prociuk, Sitch, 1:16.37

50 m butterfly
1. Roman Petruniak, Sitch, 31.31
2. Mark Makar, Sitch, 34.08
3. Taras Koulik, SUM-Canada, 37.56

4 x 50 m relay
1. Sitch/SUM-Canada (Roman Petruniak, Mark Makar, Gregory Zelenka, Taras Koulik), 2:10.53

Girls 13-14

100 m individual medley
1. Maria Dzul, Plast, 1:18.54
2. Christine Lesiuk, Tryzub, 1:19.29
3. Sonya Tokarchyk, Tryzub, 1:25.89

50 m freestyle
1. Sonya Tokarchyk, Tryzub, 32.67
2. Nadia Knarvik, Sitch, 35.03

100 m freestyle
1. Christine Lesiuk, Tryzub, 1:12.47

50 m backstroke
1. Sonya Tokarchyk, Tryzub, 37.75
2. Nadia Knarvik, Sitch, 42.24

50 m breaststroke
1. Maria Dzul, Plast, 37.77
2. Nadia Knarvik, Sitch, 53.39

50 m butterfly
1. Christine Lesiuk, Tryzub, 34.80
2. Maria Dzul, Plast, 35.79

4 x 50 m relay
1. Tryzub (Christine Lesiuk, Stephanie Duda, Nina Celuch, Sonya Tokarchyk), 2:18.70

Boys 15 and over

100 m individual medley
1. Robert Tokarchyk, Tryzub, 1:04.70
2. Andrew Midzak, Tryzub, 1:06.31
3. Adrian Korduba, Sitch, 1:13.33

50 m freestyle
1. Andrew Midzak, Tryzub, 26.58
2. Robert Tokarchyk, Tryzub, 26.71
3. Taras Koulik, SUM-Canada, 30.87

100 m freestyle
1. Anthony Tokarchyk, Tryzub, 56.82
2. Andrew Midzak, Tryzub, 59.56
3. Adrian Korduba, Sitch, 1:02.23

50 m backstroke
1. Anthony Tokarchyk, Tryzub, 30.22
3. Adrian Korduba, Sitch, 33.50
3. Michael Celuch, Tryzub, 40.61

50 m breaststroke
1. Robert Tokarchyk, Tryzub, 34.87
2. Tom Makar, Sitch, 35.95
3. Michael Celuch, Tryzub, 40.16

50 m butterfly
1. Anthony Tokarchyk, Tryzub, 28.35
2. Tom Makar, Sitch, 36.19
3. Michael Celuch, Tryzub, 37.93

4 x 50 m relay
1. Tryzub (Robert Tokarchyk, Anthony Tokarchyk, Andrew Midzak, Paul Midzak), 2:03.03

Girls 15 and over

100 m individual medley
1. Carolynn Gloudish, Sitch, 1:12.75
2. Sophia Nukalo, Tryzub, 1:28.77

50 m freestyle
1. Julia Koulik, SUM-Canada, 31.87
2. Antonia Korduba, Sitch, 36.18

100 m freestyle
1. Antonia Korduba, Sitch, 1:25.23

50 m backstroke
1. Carolynn Gloudish, Sitch, 33.79
2. Julia Koulik, SUM-Canada, 37.39

50 m breaststroke
1. Sophia Nukalo, Tryzub, 43.25
2. Antonia Korduba, Sitch, 47.76

50 m butterfly
1. Carolynn Gloudish, Sitch, 31.22
2. Julia Koulik, SUM-Canada, 35.75
3. Sophia Nukalo, Tryzub, 39.55

4 x 50 m relay
1. Sitch/SUM-Canada/Tryzub (Carolynn Gloudish, Sofia Nukalo, Ira Koulik, Julia Koulik), 2:39.28

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